My Gasoline Rainbow

Another beautiful day with clear blue skies at Paraparumu Beach and I was so excited to catch sight of a Bumblebee, one of my favourite flying cuties from here. Today I wore my new favourite outfit bought entirely from KMart. The denim soft trackies are super comfortable and can be worn day or night. And the camo top is actually long enough to be worn as a dress. Winning! Tomorrow I head up to Linton Military Camp for a few days for the birthday celebrations and to catch up with the rest of the family.

It was a beautiful Saturday, so I spent the day in and out of the pool relaxing and taking in the emotional week of my big "reveal". I'd been so stressed in the lead up to the decision to open up and talk about my Bipolar Disorder as I realised there were potentially going to be both positive and negative consequences as I had no idea how people would react.  People judge what they don't understand. There has been some silence from people who I thought were my friends, but I have the strength to know that I didn't do this for applause or for any other reason than to free myself from the chains of holding in a secret that had bound me for so long. I also wanted to educate and to help reduce the stigma. Making sure I relax and take it easy now is crucial, as I am at a phase that has potential to develop into manic behaviour that could potentially turn into an episode. I am so very aware of my moods, my sleep patterns, speech and thought processes. So ma...